List of presidents of the Canadian Pacific Railway Limited

The heads and corporate officers of the Canadian Pacific Railway.

Presidents

List of CPR presidents since 1881:

• 1881-1888 Sir George Stephen, 1st Baron Mount Stephen Bt. GCVO [1]  United Kingdom
• 1889-1899 Sir William Cornelius Van Horne KCMG  United States
• 1899-1918 Sir Thomas George Shaughnessy, 1st Baron Shaughnessy KCVO  United States
• 1918-1942 Sir Edward Wentworth Beatty GBE  Canada
• 1942-1947 D'Alton Corry Coleman CMG  Canada
• 1947-1948 William Mertin Neal[2]
• 1948-1955 William Allan Mather KGStJ
• 1955-1964, 1966 Norris Roy "Buck" Crump CC [3]  Canada
• 1964-1966 Robert A. "Bob" Emerson[4]
• 1966-1972 Ian David Sinclair OC a.k.a. Big Julie  Canada
• 1972-1981 Frederick Stewart "Fred" Burbidge OC [5]
• 1981-1996 William W. "Bill" Stinson
• 1996-2001 David P. O'Brien OC
• 2001-2006 Robert J. "Rob" Ritchie  Canada
• 2006-2012 Frederic J. "Fred" Green
• 2012-2017 E. Hunter Harrison  United States
• 2017–Present Keith Creel

Chief Executive Officer of CPR

Before 2012 the CEO was a separate title and thereafter held by the President of the company.

• E. Hunter Harrison 2012-2017
• Frederic J. "Fred" Green 2006-2012
• Robert J. Ritchie 1995-2006
• Ian Barry Scott </ref>1985-1995</ref>

Notes

1. "British Columbia and Japan," New York Times. May 27, 1887.
2. "Canadian Pacific Aids Immigration; Units Added to Transatlantic Fleet, Others Now Planned to Convey Manpower," New York Times. January 2, 1948.
3. res=F00F16F9385E107B93C7A9178ED85F418585F9 "Takes Throttle at Canadian Pacific," New York Times. May 5, 1955.
4. "R.A. Emerson Dies; Headed Railroad; Canadian Pacific President, 54, Started at Bottom," New York Times. March 15, 1966.
5. "Obituary: Frederick Burbidge." Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Globe and Mail. May 7, 2013.